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Chapter 1: What events were highlighted in the community this weekend?
Well done to everybody who took part in the Dunamagan spin-a-thon in Noctowfer over the weekend. We dropped in to use the loo and pick up a few provisions and Anita came over to me in the queue to pay and she says, are you red hearty? And she said it like that. Are you right, Darcy? And I said, shh. And she said, would you come over here?
We're doing a spin-a-thon to raise funds for the Dunamagon Ladies Gaelic Football Club. 24 hours. Would you get your picture taken with us? And I said, fine, yeah, no problem. So I walked over and I did a bit of peddling with Ruth, had a little chat, got the picture taken, little video and went on my way.
And then when I went on my way, I looked up Dunamagon Ladies Gaelic Football Club and I see that last year they not only won the junior, but the intermediate county championship. So well done. And I hope the spin-a-thon went well and you raised loads of money. There was big events over the weekend, as well as the Dunamagan Spinathon in Noctowfer.
Chapter 2: What are the impacts of the Women's Mini Marathon?
There was the Mini Marathon. Over 30,000, mainly women, took to the streets of Dublin to run 10k. And Laura O'Mara was writing to the Times today about it. The annual Women's Mini Marathon took place on Sunday. The weather gods were on our sides. It was a fun, joyful, peaceful day. Thank you to all those involved in the organising of this event.
The sight of young men and young children standing on the pavements holding bouquets of flowers was heartwarming. One of the best banners being held aloft by a child read, Hurry up, Mum. Who's going to cook the dinner? Here's to next year. Laura O'Mara. Here's to next year and more men cooking the dinner. That's what I would say, Laura O'Mara. It's a spectacular event.
And since its inaugural event all those years ago, I see they've raised... 250 million for charitable organisations around the country. That's quarter of a billion. That's phenomenal. Well done to everybody involved there. And long may it last. And I see there's an increasing number.
of women of a certain age running and I read a piece in the Guardian recently pointing to that and they were saying and I think I mentioned this to Sonia O'Sullivan there's a name drop when I was talking to her that over a million people have applied to take part in the London Marathon next year And the divvy out, as in the ratio of men to women, it's nearly equal now.
Whereas back in the day, it was 90-10, you know, 90% men, 10% women. Now it's 50-50. Big changes, big changes. I was out for a run myself the other day and I passed by this couple. And as I passed by them, as they were coming one way, I was going the other way. The lady said, ah, I love your radio show.
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Chapter 3: How does the Leaving Cert affect students and parents?
You're a legend. Right? And I'm not telling you this story because she said I was a legend. I'm just quoting her verbatim. I'm telling you this story because I haven't been on the radio for eight months. And I'm thinking to myself, maybe I should set her right. Maybe I should go back and say, thank you very much, but I haven't been on the radio for eight months.
But I am doing a daily podcast, Ray Darcy Daily, and you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Tell your friends. You can find it on Spotify. You can find it on Apple. That's what I was thinking in my head. I didn't do that, obviously, because that would have been weird. And then, of course, I thought to myself, she could be mistaking me for somebody else. That's a possibility.
Chapter 4: What advice does Colman Noctor give for exam preparation?
Or, in the scheme of things, eight months isn't a long time. So, if I've been on the radio, say, for example, which I have, for 25 years, over 25 years, and then I'm not, in her world, I'm on the radio. And she might have heard me over the years and she thinks... That's a legend. Fine. So eight months. And then imagine if I stopped and said, no, I haven't been on the radio for eight months.
Yeah, it would have been very awkward and very weird. So I didn't do that. But thank you. Thank you. Ray Darcy Daily, wherever you get your podcasts. Back in 2015, when we just moved over to RT Radio 1, in July of that year, I interviewed Tommy Reikenthal. And I'm telling you this because Tommy died over the weekend at the age of 90.
And Tommy lost 35 of his extended family in concentration camps during World War II. He was in Birkenbelsen himself. And he moved to Ireland in 1959. And then the last 15, 20 years, he made it his life's mission to educate the young people of Ireland about the Holocaust. with a view to making them think about racism and how they treat their fellow man.
And I was reading there that they reckon he has spoken to over 100,000 Irish, I think it's secondary school students. Isn't that amazing? So he would have been talked about in a lot of households over the weekend, Tommy Reikenthal. And he's remembered by the president, Catherine Connolly. She says he leave a lasting legacy of dignity, courage and enlightenment.
And he'll be missed with Tommy Reikenthal. As I say, we spoke to him back in 2015 and he spoke to me about going into schools and why he did it.
I speak about the Holocaust, about my experiences. Basically, I don't want that it's forgotten. And of course, I lost 35 members of my family. So it's sort of a tribute to them that the Holocaust is not forgotten.
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Chapter 5: How can parents support their children during exams?
What an amazing man. May he rest in peace. Tommy Reikenthal. Died at the age of 90. And in that interview as well, he told me that he'd lost his wife 12 years previously. He'd met his new partner, Joyce, and that they were very happy. That he doesn't look back, he looks forward, which is a nice thing to do. Tell me where I can tell. This is a great story that's doing the rounds.
It's a story of Sterling Nassa. Sterling Nassa was in the audience at a concert in the Sydney Opera House over the weekend. And the concert was an orchestra conducted by Justin Horowitz performing the score. of La La Land. You know, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. I can't believe it's 10 years old. That movie is 10 years old. Anyway, they do this in the National Concert Hall as well.
They put up on the big screen the movie and then the live orchestra plays the score. And this is particularly special because Justin Horowitz is the man who conducted the orchestra on the original score. And he was there. And everything was going according to plan. 2,500 people enjoying it. There was an interval. People went out, got a drink, had a chat.
And then the interval went on and on and on. Should have been about 15, 20 minutes. Now it's hitting 35, 40 minutes. So people are going a bit edgy. Justin Horowitz comes back onto the stage and he says, is there a pianist in the house? What has happened is that the pianist, who is a very important part of the orchestra, has become ill during the interval.
Chapter 6: What common mistakes do parents make during exam season?
And they rang around and anybody who was available were 20, 30 minutes away. And Justin Horowitz knew he was running out of time. So he said, it's worth a gamble. Let's see 2,500 people. They're here to see me and the orchestra. Maybe there might be somebody out there who could possibly do this. It's a big ask because we're asking them to play.
They have to be able to read music, probably music they've never actually sat down and played before. Anyway, encouraged by his friend, Sterling Nassar puts up his hand. I'll do it, he says. I'll fly the plane. I'll play the piano. And he comes down and Justin Horowitz is going, are you sure you can do this? No, it's a big deal. It's a big deal.
So I want Justin Horowitz's quote of saying, I wanted to make sure that somebody wasn't just overly confident. I asked a couple of follow up questions like, are you sure? Can you really sight read? Can you play key signatures you've never played before? I don't know what that final question is about. So I was going, no. No, sir. Can't play the piano at all. Why don't you put up your hand?
My friend told me to. Anyway, so he comes down, he sits in and I'm sure like he's going... Yeah, I can do that. He's thinking I can do that. But then it comes to a song in the score called Start the Fire or Start a Fire. And if you remember the movie, John Legend has a band and Ryan Gosling runs away with the band and he's the keyboard player.
Chapter 7: How does anxiety manifest in students during exams?
And they play a song called Start a Fire. And in that song, there is an organ solo, which is quite involved. And that's that's that's the one that's like Justin Horowitz says this since solo is really technical. And I thought even a really high level professional sight reader would probably not be able to do it.
As it was coming up, I was thinking, oh, no, how is he going to be able to handle this solo? This one. Yeah, sounds very involved. So, what did Sterling Nassau decide to do? Wing it. Ad lib. And it all worked out. And he became a star. And the hero of the night. And he appeared on morning television all over Australia. Or maybe just in Sydney. What a great story.
And what a great name, Sterling Nassau. If anybody is going to save the day, you have to have a name. Sterling Nassau, yes. Hero. Pianist. That's a brilliant story. On live performances, not so good a story from the Wyndham Theatre in London, Rosamund Pike performing Inter Alia. She plays the part of a judge. Very involved performance. And there's a climatic scene at the end.
This is what it says in the paper. But somebody was on their phone. They were texting. She comes out at the end after the applause and people think that maybe she's milking the ovation thing when actually she wants to say something.
Chapter 8: What is the significance of the Leaving Cert in a student's life?
And she says, I just wanted to say for anyone going to the theatre, it's a huge thing that we're trying to give you, as in the actors. I'm trying to tell you a story and I'm feeling you and I hope you're feeling me too. Somebody was texting in this part and she gestured to the part of the theatre. You know who you are and I'm not going to single you out.
Maybe, she says, it was very important and maybe you're a doctor and you're saving someone's life and I hope you are. But we do see these. We do feel them. I've got you. I feel like I've got to hold you all. So when I feel that and see it, it's hard. And she got a round of applause for that. Yeah. What do we do before phones? If it was an emergency, they rang reception.
Somebody came in, tapped on your shoulder and said, look, you're needed. Like there are ways around it. Put your phone away. Put your phone away. That's what the Swedish Department of Health are saying. See what I did there? Put your phone away. And it's the classic case of monkey see, monkey do. And they have confirmation of this.
If children see their parents on their phones, they will repeat that. It doesn't matter how often you tell them not to be on their phones. If they see you on your phone, that's what they will do. We spoke to Coleman Nocturne about that last week. By coincidence, Coleman's coming up. We'll be talking about the leave insert with Coleman. Yeah.
So the Department of Health or equivalent in Sweden says the age began recommending two years ago that parents and guardians reflect on the amount of time they spent on their smartphones around children. On Monday, it issued new guidelines. Put your phone away when you're with your child. Use it only if you need to or when you're using it together.
Adults who create good screen habits for themselves would influence children's habits it added. And they also said to protect and respect your children online. Think before posting pictures or videos. And no surprise here, but children of heavy users of phones develop similar habits themselves. So monkey see, monkey do. It's not what you say, it's what you do. That's the important thing.
And they're saying in Sweden, put your phone away. And Rosamund Pike is saying, put your phone away as well. Put your phone away. Unless you're sending an email or a text to Ray at DarcyDaily.com. We were talking about Holy Communion last week with Simon Lewis and we've got a huge reaction to that. I'm not going to read all the emails out in full, but I'll give you some of the highlights.
Deirdre was on and she says that her children attend a Catholic Gael school. And they have come up with an alternative celebration to the Holy Communion. It's a milestone ceremony or CeilĆŗr a FĆ”is a NĆos. And it's about the coming of age. And they've got a humanist celebrant who spent time getting to know the children, to celebrate this ceilĆŗire fĆ³s anĆos. And Deirdre says,
What struck me this year was how many families were choosing different paths. Fewer than half of the children in my daughter's class made their communion, with six taking part in the milestone ceremony and others choosing to mark the occasion in different ways. It felt like a positive reflection of the variety of families and beliefs that exist in our communities today, says Deirdre.
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